I Love Being An Aunt

as you know i have a couple little monsters in my life. my niece's. the oldest monster is turning 5 shortly and for Christmas she got an American Girl doll. so for her birthday i decided that her doll needed some new clothes. i checked out the prices of an 'official' American Girl doll outfits and passed out. once i recovered i remembered a pattern book i had bought a few years ago for doll clothes for 18" dolls.

of course me being me - i didn't follow the pattern directions and i did my own thing.

i used the pattern pieces as guides but used velcro instead of snaps for ease of use.

i lengthened this top instead of adding a ruffled bottom to it because i didn't feel like dealing with a ruffle.

the best part of making these clothes was that it used up scraps that i had.

scraps from quilts, pajama pants, bags or even ones given to me from other sewers.  they were fun to make and easy to sew up.  i don't have the name of the pattern book i used with me but i will update this post later with that information.

on another note - i know i haven't been posting much lately....  or at all.  however i have been busy.  i have moved my sewing space out of my house and into its new location.  that takes some time getting things set up how you want them.  whew.  glad that is over.  i have also been working on a few other projects that i will be sharing here soon.

happy sewing

WIP Wednesday

1st of all can i get a Woo Hoo!!!! i am posting WIP Wednesday & its actually Wednesday. ha ha ha. i am doing this post on Monday night before i leave for California. if all goes according to plan it should post on Wednesday. we will see if i did it right.
this fabric caught my eye at a shop in Redmond, OR when we were on our Sisters trip. i love the color of it but i also love the dragon flies as well as the bugs and spiders on it. strange i know. anyways, i was thinking skirt when i saw the fabric.

so that is what i made. i love how it turned out. i will be wearing it on my trip with a black top & some new black shoes that i got. it will be interesting to see what if any comments i get on it.

the pattern is from Amy Butler its her Barcelona Skirts pattern. i made the A line one. i ended up cutting off about 4" to get it to the length i wanted. the skirt is lined and it went together fairly easy.

i have other fabric that i bought on that trip to make another skirt as well.

i hope you all are having a great week. i will get to go see Mickey tomorrow as our closing event is at Disneyland.

Finished

i finally finished with my skits

& below are some pics of them.

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not the best pics but when you are by yourself you do what you can to get the picture taken

i love anything green & i love Michael Miller - the fabric had the floral print on both edge so i enough left over to make a little bag or clutch with.


i started this 1 and the 1 below at a quilt camp in March and just finished them last night

these should be great for my St John trip
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last night i started a laptop sleeve for when i am traveling
i hit a road block with it so i am trying to figure out a way around it
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check back tomorrow to see if i have that finished